Carley · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1921

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 97 recorded years as a table

Carley, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1921	4
1922	17
1923	7
1924	18
1925	7
1926	22
1927	15
1928	5
1929	12
1930	12
1931	11
1932	14
1933	14
1934	6
1935	6
1936	9
1937	11
1938	8
1939	14
1940	10
1941	7
1942	7
1943	6
1945	4
1946	5
1947	5
1948	4
1949	7
1950	6
1951	3
1953	5
1954	4
1955	3
1956	5
1957	4
1958	2
1961	4
1963	4
1964	3
1965	3
1967	4
1969	4
1971	4
1972	12
1973	25
1974	42
1975	28
1976	48
1977	45
1978	42
1979	45
1980	51
1981	67
1982	88
1983	95
1984	107
1985	102
1986	122
1987	127
1988	145
1989	124
1990	143
1991	266
1992	334
1993	325
1994	341
1995	351
1996	401
1997	399
1998	404
1999	339
2000	378
2001	337
2002	318
2003	294
2004	309
2005	340
2006	280
2007	293
2008	259
2009	219
2010	203
2011	165
2012	154
2013	167
2014	133
2015	131
2016	96
2017	85
2018	89
2019	80
2020	67
2021	75
2022	52
2023	39
2024	33
2025	39

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Carley isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 63
Rank in 2025: #2,719
How rare: 1 in 25,512 girls
Since 1921: 16,918

Most popular in 1998, at 404 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 70% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.